Ngerulmud
Capital of Palau: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
State of Melekeok: Aotearoa, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ngerulmud is the capital of Palau, in Melekeok. About n/a people live in the city proper.
It lies at 7.50° N, 134.62° E, about 72 m (236 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Pacific/Palau time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ngerulmud. Green dots: other major cities of Palau. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ngerulmud has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 27°C (81°F). Around 3,066 mm (121 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in PalauNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 8063361 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q515229 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- State of Melekeok: Aotearoa, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)